By Yarbrough                                          H.B. No. 1507
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to classification of positions within covered fire
 1-3     departments.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 143 of the Local Government
 1-6     Code is amended by adding the following:
 1-7           Sec. 143.1052.  CLASSIFICATION.  Except for the work of the
 1-8     department head, the person the department head appoints in
 1-9     accordance with Section 143.014 or 143.102, and purely clerical
1-10     personnel, all work of a type described in Section 143.003(4) shall
1-11     be performed and supervised by fire department personnel who are
1-12     classified in accordance with Section 143.021.
1-13           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.